Jostra Company

Edwards Lifesciences Corp., the No. 1 maker of artificial heart valves, agreed on Tuesday to sell most of its unprofitable Bentley line to Germany's Jostra for about $30 million and said it plans to take charges against earnings related to the sale and severance costs for 60 employees at its Irvine headquarters and in Puerto Rico. Edwards, which was spun off by Baxter International Inc.

Edwards Lifesciences Corp., the No. 1 maker of artificial heart valves, agreed on Tuesday to sell most of its unprofitable Bentley line to Germany's Jostra for about $30 million and said it plans to take charges against earnings related to the sale and severance costs for 60 employees at its Irvine headquarters and in Puerto Rico. Edwards, which was spun off by Baxter International Inc.